produce, though, is any information or testimony that shows that hagel is unqualified or unfit to run the pentagon. this is a key point. members of the opposition party do not have to like the white house's cabinet picks. in fact, they probably shouldn't. since most presidents are going to want like-minded people in their cabinets. so if you don't like a president's philosophy, you're probably not going to like the philosophy of his or her cabinet members. that is not a reason to kill a nomination. in the last century just three have been voted down. the charles warren, lewis strauss, john tower. there were extraordinary circumstances involved. tower, for instance, faced questions about serial womanizing and heavy drinking. he pledged not to touch the bottle while on the job but it was unreasonable to wonder if he was fit to run the military. there are no questions like that about hagel. he's just a nominee republicans do not like personally and do not agree with philosophically. he didn't exactly dazzle everybody at his confirmation hearing. but that is not grounds to derail a nomination. yet the